Preparation
- Reasons and hopes for this course: 25-Aug-2011 Click to view
- First work in sketchbook: 26-Aug-2011 Click to view
Part one: Building a visual vocabulary – Drawing, markmaking and stitches
Project 1: Making marks
- Page with stages 2, 3 and 4: Click to view
- Review, end stage 2: 4-Sept-2011 Click to view
- Project review: 11-Sept-2011 Click to view
Project 2: Developing your marks
- Stage 1: 17-Sept-2011 Click to view
- Stage 2: 23-Sept-2011 Click to view
- Stage 3: 30-Sept-2011 Click to view
- Stage 4: 1-Oct-2011 Click to view
- Stage 5: Various. Click to view
- Stage 6: Various. Click to view
- Machine stitching (combines Stages): 23-Oct-2011 Click to view
- Project review: Click to view
Part one Reflective Commentary: 6-Nov-2011 Click to view
Research Points: Click to view
Sketchbooks during time period of Part One: Sketchbook 1; Botanical texture photos; Rust texture photo.
Other – exhibitions, lectures, workshops, reading etc during time period of Part One: Click to view
Reading List: Click to view
Part two: Building a visual vocabulary – colour, design, printing and painting
Project 3: Colour
- Stages 1 and 2: Click to view
- Stage 3: Click to view
- Stage 4: 3-Dec-2011 Click to view
- Stage 5: 11-Dec-2011 Click to view
- Stage 6: 13-Dec-2011 Click to view
- Project review: 16-Dec-2011 Click to view
Project 4: Developing design ideas
- Stage 1: 24-Dec-2011 Click to view
- Stage 2: Click to view
- Stages 3, 4: Click to view
- Project review: 23-Feb-2012 Click to view
Experiments with printing and painting
Project 5: Painting and printing
- Stage 1: 9-Mar-2012 Click to view
- Stage 2: 10-Mar-2012 Click to view
- Stage 3: Click to view
- Stage 4: 26-Apr-2012 Click to view
- Project review: 5-May-2012 Click to view
Part two Reflective Commentary: 6-May-2012 Click to view
Research Points: Click to view
Sketchbooks during time period of Part Two: Sketchbook 2, Sketchbook 3
Other – exhibitions, lectures, workshops, reading etc during time period of Part Two: Click to view
Reading List: Click to view
Part three: Creating shapes and three-dimensional forms
Project 6: Manipulating fabric
- Stage 1: 13-May-2012 Click to view
- Stage 2: 15-May-2012 Click to view
- Stage 3: Click to view
- Stage 4: Click to view
- Project reflective commentary: 21-Aug-2012 Click to view
Project 7: Your theme book
- Potential theme: 4-June-2012 Click to view
- Other posts: Click to view
- Theme page: Click to view
Part three Reflective Commentary: 21-Aug-2012 Click to view
Research Points: Click to view
Sketchbook during time period of Part Three: Sketchbook 4
Other – exhibitions, lectures, workshops, reading etc during time period of Part Three: Click to view
Reading List: Click to view
Part four: Textile structures
Analysing colour, texture and proportion: 7-Sept-2012 Click to view
Project 8: Yarns
- Stage 1: 7-Sept-2012 Click to view
- Stage 2: Click to view
- Project reflective commentary: 12-Oct-2012 Click to view
Project 9: Woven structures
- About weaving: 13-Oct-2012 Click to view
- Stages 1 and 2: 14-Oct-2012 Click to view
- Stage 3: Click to view
- Stage 4, reflection: Click to view
Part four Reflective Commentary: 30-Nov-2012 Click to view
Research Points: Click to view
Sketchbook during time period of Part Four: Sketchbook 5
Other – exhibitions, lectures, workshops, reading etc during time period of Part Four: Click to view
Reading List: Click to view
Part five: A piece of your own
Quick links to theme work prior to Part five:
- Potential theme: 4-June-2012 Click to view
- Other Project 7 posts: Click to view
- Theme page begun in Project 7: Click to view
- A critical insight during Part 3 – Sketchbook, theme book and Francis Bacon exhibition 25-Nov-2012 Click to view
Project 10: A design project
- Stage 1: 22-Dec-2012 Click to view
- Stage 2: 28-Dec-2012 Click to view
- Stage 3: Click to view
- Stage 4: Click to view
- Final piece: Click to view
- Reflection: 21-Feb-2013 Click to view
- Rework following tutor report: 20-May-2013 Click to view
Sketchbook during time period of Part Five: Sketchbook 6
Other – exhibitions, lectures, workshops, reading etc during time period of Part Five: Click to view
Reading List: Click to view
Wrapup
Reflective Commentary on Textiles 1: A Creative Approach: 22-Feb-2013 Click to view
Fibres of Being 
Hello
I have been given a Robinson Table Loom and I am a beginner
It is in pieces is there anywhere I could look at a manual to put it together and learn how to use it
Many Thanks
Karen
Hi Karen
None that I know of. Mr Robinson was building his looms before internet days. If you’re near Sydney I’d suggest visiting Petlins http://www.petlins.com/ – very knowledgeable and helpful. Or there might be a spinners and weavers guild in your area. There’s a photo of mine at https://fibresofbeing.wordpress.com/2010/02/05/cacophony/ and the first couple of photos at https://fibresofbeing.wordpress.com/2008/07/27/three-looms-full/. If you have a particular problem area I could take a photo of mine (assuming they’re all similar).
Good luck!
Hi
Thank you
I don’t live near Sydney
I saw on your page that you owned a Robinson yes the same, I will contact Petlins and see if they can help.